One summer, best friends Nick and Khenan start a cleaning business to earn money for hockey tickets and uncover an unexpected secret that stirs up tension in their town. As Nick and Khenan develop business skills through working for quirky customers with unique messes, they also learn about the troubled home life of their hired helper Florrie as her brother grapples with addiction, which puts financial and emotional strain on the whole family. An off-beat, heart-warming coming-of-age set in a quaint small town, as characters grapple with first jobs, friends and neighbours in need, financial responsibilities, and the effects of addiction, grief, and death rippling through the family -- and the community. A lovely summer read, released in time for the end of the school year. Valerie Sherrard is a versatile author of 30+ books whose work is frequently nominated for awards in different genres, including the Red Maple Award-nominated Birdspell.